Ryan Johansen scores late for Blue Jackets in 3-2 win over Canadiens

Summary of 4 articles · Updated Mar 21, 2014

Ryan Johansen scored late in the third period to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over Montreal on Thursday night, ending the Canadiens' three-game winning streak. MONTREAL - Ryan Johansen scored late in the third period to give the Columbus B… (more)lue Jackets a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens on Thursday, ending Montreal's three-game winning streak. MONTREAL - The Columbus Blue Jackets ran rings around the Canadiens all night. Johansen took advantage of rookie defenseman Jarred Tinordi's giveaway at the Canadiens' blue line. Montreal took eight minor penalties and played almost an entire period shorthanded in their 3-2 loss to a speedy Blue Jackets team on Thursday night. Columbus wasted no time finding their equalizer, scoring exactly one minute after the Canadiens. "They were first on the puck, making us react to them, putting us on our heels a bit," said Lars Eller of a young and energized Columbus team in the heart of a heated playoff race.